Grimsdale's Ire: 03/08/08

Illegal filesharing: Government hits back at BPI over last-minute letter

A hardline letter sent by the BPI at the 11th hour threatened to undermine a deal to tackle illegal filesharing, prompting the government to express its displeasure of the music industry body in a terse response to record label executives. [Guardian]

POCA: Threat to 3,000 more post offices if card account is lost, says union

Up to 3,000 more post offices could be closed if the government hands a key contract to one of the network's rivals, a union warned yesterday.

Already suffering from the latest round of branch closures, the viability of the network could be threatened if the Post Office fails to win the tender to provide the successor to the current Post Office card account (POCA) through which millions of people are paid benefits, according to the Communication Workers Union. [Guardian]

DNA testing: One in five fathers wrongly identified by mothers in Child Support Agency claims

Nearly one in five paternity claims handled by the Child Support Agency end up showing the mother has deliberately or inadvertently misidentified the father, figures show. [Guardian]

Et voilà, France has a better way of justice

Simon Jenkins on the lack of human institutions on a local level to encourage civil society. [Times]

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